by Shannon Graham | Jun 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Already today I’ve dropped my bike twice and ridden out of the mountains in a tropical rainstorm. A bird has hit my shoulder at highway speed. Because of the rain earlier, I am wearing a heavy leather jacket. But it’s 28 degrees and sunny now, and I just...
by Shannon Graham | Mar 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
Books can make us do odd things. There’s a passage in The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul, I think, where the god Odin is in a nursing home. His thunder and lightning days are done, he’s old and tired. Odin doesn’t want to do anything but sleep, and...
by Shannon Graham | May 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
The morning I turned 16 I waited by the front door for my dad to take me to the license office. He was surprised, because I hadn’t told him we were going. It never occurred to me that there could be anything in the world more important than me getting my driving...
by Shannon Graham | Mar 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’ve had my bike insured and running since January, and damn if today wasn’t the first decent weather we’ve had in all that time. Step 1: Gloves. If you’re a responsible adult, get some that have nice, plush lining, carbon knuckles, leather...
by Shannon Graham | Sep 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
First, a question and an answer. Is it safe to use red Permatex to seal a carburetor? NO IT IS NOT. This tutorial details the removal and inspection of carburetors from a 1982 Kawasaki KZ305b LTD. This is the carburetor. Remove the seat. Remove the air box and tool...
